"Carry On Henry Carry On Henry is the 21st in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made and was released in 1971. It tells a fictionalised story involving Sid James as Henry VIII, who chases after Barbara Windsor's character Bettina. James and Windsor feature alongside other regulars Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Terry Scott and Kenneth Connor. This was the first time that Williams and Connor appeared together since Carry On Cleo seven years previously. The original alternative title was to be ""Anne of a Thousand Lays"", a pun on the Richard Burton film ""Anne of the"
"A Thousand Acres (film) A Thousand Acres is a 1997 American drama film directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jason Robards. It is an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Jane Smiley, which itself is a reworking of William Shakespeare's ""King Lear"". The character of Larry Cook corresponds to the title character of that play, while the characters of Ginny, Rose and Caroline represent Lear's daughters Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. The dramatic catalyst in both works is the division of the father's estate among his three offspring,"
"Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables , is the 26th series in Nippon Animation's ""World Masterpiece Theater"" anime. The series is an adaptation of Canadian children's literature author Budge Wilson's prequel novel ""Before Green Gables"", which was translated into Japanese as ""Konnichiwa Anne"" (こんにちは アン) by Akiko Usagawa. It chronicles the early years of main character Anne Shirley as she loses both her parents and is adopted by Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. Introduced in Lucy Maud Montgomery's ""Anne of Green Gables"", the series marks the 100th anniversary of the original novel's release and the 30th anniversary of its highly popular anime"
"Anne of the Thousand Days Anne of the Thousand Days is a 1969 British costume drama made by Hal Wallis Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Charles Jarrott and produced by Hal B. Wallis. The film tells the story of Anne Boleyn. The screenplay is an adaptation by Bridget Boland, John Hale and Richard Sokolove of the 1948 play by Maxwell Anderson. Anderson employed blank verse for parts of his play, but most examples of this were removed from the screenplay. One blank verse episode that was retained was Anne's soliloquy in the Tower of London."
"acclaim, especially that of Bujold. Bujold remains the only actress ever nominated for an Oscar for playing Anne Boleyn. Anne of the Thousand Days Anne of the Thousand Days is a 1969 British costume drama made by Hal Wallis Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Charles Jarrott and produced by Hal B. Wallis. The film tells the story of Anne Boleyn. The screenplay is an adaptation by Bridget Boland, John Hale and Richard Sokolove of the 1948 play by Maxwell Anderson. Anderson employed blank verse for parts of his play, but most examples of this were"
"of a Meryl Streep."" The character of Mona was initially created as an older sister to Angela, but as Cohan and Hunter struggled to handle the casting of the role, they decided on re-writing the role into ""a free spirit with a quick tongue,"" who they envisioned Katherine Helmond to play. Danny Pintauro and Alyssa Milano were also cast based on their auditions. The series' pilot was shot in November 1983, a full 10 months before the show actually went on the air. ABC originally was planning to put it on mid-season in January 1984, but due to creative differences"
"show was to premiere, the producers decided to re-cast the role. Barbara Scaff got the part. None of the dialogue recorded by Leigh was used in the final show. However, due to the short notice, the promotional ads aired on the WB used the lines by Leigh. The Legend of Calamity Jane The Legend of Calamity Jane is an American/French animated television series produced by Canal+ and France 3. The series followed the adventures of Calamity Jane in Deadwood, South Dakota. The episode ""I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia"" takes place during the opening of the Centennial Exposition, establishing the shows"
"Centimeters Per Second""), basing the characters, props and settings on them and also from historical books that he bought there. Nippon Animation's staff have followed this format of contextual research while producing other ""World Masterpiece Theater"" series. The series premiered on April 5, 2009, and aired every Sunday from 19:30 to 20:00 JST on Fuji Television's broadcasting satellite network BS-Fuji. From May 2009, it was also aired on SKY PerfecTV!'s network Animax. Online streaming on Biglobe was announced, but was eventually suspended. Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables , is the 26th series in Nippon Animation's ""World Masterpiece Theater"" anime. The"
"Anne of Green Gables"" previewed in Canada on YTV, on February 15, 2016. PBS purchased the rights of the movie for the United States. The movie also received distribution deals across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Subsequently, YTV has ordered two more episodes (""The Good Stars"", and ""Fire & Dew"") that were both shot in 2016 with Ballentine as Anne, Martin Sheen as Matthew Cuthbert, Sara Botsford as Marilla Cuthbert, Julia Lelonde as Diana Barry, and Drew Haytaoglu as Gilbert Blyth. All three episodes were directed by John Kent Harrison. Back in 2015 Ella also landed the role of"
"thousand years; and Arbitan is based on the Latin word ""Arbiter"", meaning a judge. Producer Verity Lambert selected John Gorrie as the serial's director; even though Gorrie was unhappy with the quality of the scripts, he agreed to direct the serial to advance his career. Carole Ann Ford was displeased with the portrayal of Susan in the serial, as she felt that she was written like a child, describing her character as ""pathetic"". By mid-March 1964, the serial's guest cast had been finalised. Veteran actor George Coulouris was cast in the role of Arbitan; Gorrie immediately thought of Coulouris for"
"Ahead of the Class Ahead of the Class is a single British television drama film, based on the book of the same name by Marie Stubbs, that first broadcast on ITV1 on 30 January 2005. Adapted for television by Robert Jones and directed by Adrian Shergold, the film stars Julie Walters as Stubbs, a diminutive Glaswegian headmistress who takes on the challenge of improving the fortunes of St George's Roman Catholic Secondary School in North West London. Reece Dinsdale and Hannah Yelland are credited as the other two principal cast members, who star as Stubbs' deputies, Sean Devlin and Tracy"
"Before Green Gables Before Green Gables is the title of a prequel to the Anne Shirley series. The book was published in 2008 by Puffin, a division of Penguin Books, as part of Puffin's celebration of Anne Shirley's centennial anniversary, which will also see the Anne Shirley series re-released to commemorate the event. The first book in the Anne Shirley series was ""Anne of Green Gables"", which was published in 1908. The author of the prequel is Canadian children's author Budge Wilson. In the official press release, Budge Wilson wrote: ""I will, of course, try to be true to the"
"as a prequel to his early 3 miniseries movies broadcast originally on CBC) and not directly from her books. The story follows Anne's life before she arrives at Green Gables. Anne, now a middle-aged woman, is troubled by recent events in her life. Her husband, Gilbert, has been killed overseas as a medical doctor during World War II. (This did not happen in the books.) Her two daughters are preoccupied with their own young families and her adopted son Dominic has yet to return from the war. When a long-hidden secret is discovered under the floorboards at Green Gables, Anne"
"sequence for series one also exists but in poor quality. The first series was stopped after four episodes because Polly James' hectic schedule—working every evening on ""Anne of Green Gables"" in the West End, then rehearsing all day for the TV show—was proving too much. By the time James was available again, Pauline Collins had moved to LWT's ""Upstairs, Downstairs"". The producer Sydney Lotterby remembered having worked with Nerys Hughes on ""The Likely Lads"" and, wrongly believing the Welsh actress was from Liverpool, asked her to read for a part in ""The Liver Birds"". (Neither actress really had a Liverpool"
"L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables is a Canadian television film based on Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel of the same name. It first aired on YTV on February 15, 2016 and starred Ella Ballentine, Martin Sheen and Sara Botsford. Montgomery's granddaughter, Kate Macdonald Butler, was one of the film's executive producers. The film's world premiere was held February 2, 2016 at the Canadian Museum of History. The 90-minute film replaced the previously announced 13-part series that had been set to film in 2013. It was filmed in Milton, Ontario and Prince Edward Island (although"
"original story not based on any of Montgomery's work (and, indeed, it contradicts the chronology of the novels by featuring a 20-something Anne during World War I). Sullivan's fourth film, """", features Barbara Hershey as a middle-aged Anne looking back on her early years and Hannah Endicott-Douglas as a young Anne before arriving at Green Gables. In 1979, Japan's World Masterpiece Theater produced ""Akage no Anne"". Later, in 2009, the prequel novel ""Before Green Gables"" was adapted into an anime, """", in which Anne also appears as the central character. In 2005, Sullivan produced an animated reimagining of the story,"
"a serial killer indirectly based on Lucy Maud Montgomery and her ""Anne of Green Gables"" novels; Simon Duke, a horror novelist who was a spoof of Stephen King; Rachel Lange, a soap opera diva; Boyz 'r Us, a pop music boy band; and the on-again off-again romance of Hollywood acting icons Richard Button and Elizabeth Paladoro. Produced in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the show was created by Ian Johnston and Peter Hays, two former journalists for the ""Halifax Daily News"". The show was titled ""Liography"" in its first season, but was changed to ""Liocracy"" in the second season after the A&E"
"Anne with an E Anne with an E is a Canadian drama television series based on the 1908 novel ""Anne of Green Gables"" by Lucy Maud Montgomery, and adapted by Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Moira Walley-Beckett. It airs on CBC Television in Canada, and elsewhere in the world it is available for streaming on Netflix. The first season consists of seven episodes, with Niki Caro directing the 90-minute season premiere. The series premiered on March 19, 2017, on CBC, the first season finale airing on April 30, 2017. The first season was titled simply Anne in Canada, while Netflix"
"Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Shelby. CBS-TV produced the two-hour ""Steel Magnolias"" sitcom pilot in April 1990 in Robert Harling's childhood hometown of Natchitoches, Louisiana, he as screenwriter with his script being a continuation of the ""Steel Magnolias"" play and ""Steel Magnolias"" film (1989) following the death of Shelby. Thomas Schlamme directed; cast: Cindy Williams as M’Lynn, Sally Kirkland as Truvy, Elaine Stritch as Ouiser, Polly Bergen as Clairee, and Sheila McCarthy as Annelle. Ultimately, CBS passed on the series giving the pilot a single airing on August 17, 1990. The play was adapted as a television film"
"he had two more daughters. Sibling rivalry ensues between the sisters when they all vie for their father’s attention. One night Almira will be killed, an incident that will eventually reveal the killer. The production started late September, while principal photography started on October 12, 2007 for an October 29, 2007 airdate. While the pre-production was conceived long before 2005, and had to be postponed because of the ""boom"" of telefantasyas. This series is the much-awaited come-back series for Jennylyn Mercado after the feud between her manager and GMA Network, her role was expected to recurred but while the series"
"Mike Leigh's play, ""Two Thousand Years"". Leigh had already asked Oberman to appear as part of the original cast, but she declined given her hectic schedule on ""EastEnders"" at the time. However, after she signed up for the 2006 production and began attending rehearsals she fell ill, a blood test revealing that she was pregnant, forcing her to pull out of the play. Instead, Oberman signed on to the BBC One six-part comedy drama series ""Sorted"" as series regular Amy, alongside Will Mellor. She took a couple of years away from acting following the birth of her daughter. Although she"
"The Legend of Calamity Jane The Legend of Calamity Jane is an American/French animated television series produced by Canal+ and France 3. The series followed the adventures of Calamity Jane in Deadwood, South Dakota. The episode ""I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia"" takes place during the opening of the Centennial Exposition, establishing the shows as being set in 1876. The series was gritty and had a very European animation style. It aired in France and Canada from 1997 to 1998 and in Portugal in 2002. Despite its short run the series developed a cult following. In the United States, three episodes"
"astonishing character that Lucy Maud Montgomery created… But I would not – in fact, could not – presume to tell my part of Anne's history in Montgomery's voice. I will do this in my own voice, hoping that she would approve of the project if she were alive today."" This book describes Anne's difficult pre-Green-Gables childhood, including the deaths of her parents. (Bertha -Mother-) Three editions are available from different publishers: ""Before Green Gables"" was translated into Japanese as a title of ""Kon'nichiwa Anne"" (meaning ""Hello, Anne"") and sold by Shinchosha and Polish as ""Droga do Zielonego Wzgórza"" (meaning ""Road/Way"
"Dew"" in 2018. ""The Good Stars"" premiered on February 20, 2017. Bumped up from its original 2018 release window, ""Fire & Dew"" premiered on July 1, 2017. PBS has also picked up both followups. L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables is a Canadian television film based on Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel of the same name. It first aired on YTV on February 15, 2016 and starred Ella Ballentine, Martin Sheen and Sara Botsford. Montgomery's granddaughter, Kate Macdonald Butler, was one of the film's executive producers. The film's world premiere was held February 2, 2016"
"The film ended up taking six weeks to shoot in Melbourne during the winter of 1990. The success of ""Proof"" allowed Moorhouse to get bigger and better opportunities. She followed up that film with her first ""Hollywood blockbuster"" with ""How to Make an American Quilt"" (1995). The film had a talented cast which featured Anne Bancroft, Winona Ryder, Kate Nelligan, Dermot Mulroney, and Alfre Woodard. The film was met with mixed reviews. Her next feature film was ""A Thousand Acres"" (1997). It was an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Jane Smiley. The film is about the relationship between"
"pilot order. Mike White wrote and directed the pilot, as well as co-starring in the series as Tyler. The series is executive produced by White and Dern and co-executive produced by Miguel Arteta and Edward Saxon. David Bernad and Jason Weinberg are producers for the series. Casting announcements began in November 2009, with Sarah Burns cast as Krista Jacobs, Amy's workplace friend. Diane Ladd, Luke Wilson and Amy Hill then joined the series, with Ladd (who is Laura Dern's mother) playing Helen Jellicoe, Amy's mother. Luke Wilson is cast in the role of Levi, Amy's ex-husband and Amy Hill plays"
"A Thousand Acres A Thousand Acres is a 1991 novel by American author Jane Smiley. It won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction in 1991 and was adapted to a 1997 film of the same name. The novel is a modernized retelling of Shakespeare's ""King Lear"" and is set on a thousand-acre (four hundred hectares) farm in Iowa that is owned by a family of a father and his three daughters. It is told through the point of view of the oldest daughter, Ginny. Larry Cook is an aging farmer who decides"
"Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"", which it predated. The novel is the basis for the 1982 film ""Blade Runner"". CBS would later air a series (1964 to 1965) featuring a live-at-home, realistic female robot called ""My Living Doll"" starring Julie Newmar. ""The Lateness of the Hour"" was one of six ""Twilight Zone"" episodes shot on videotape instead of film in an attempt to cut costs. By November 1960, ""The Twilight Zone""'s season-two had already broadcast five episodes and finished filming sixteen. However, at a cost of about $65,000 per episode, the show was exceeding its budget. As a result, six"
"his teaching position at the Avonlea School to work at the White Sands School instead, knowing that Anne wants to stay close to Marilla after Matthew's death. After this kind act, Anne and Gilbert's friendship is cemented, and Anne looks forward to what life will bring next. Based on the popularity of her first book, Montgomery wrote a series of sequels to continue the story of her heroine Anne Shirley. They are listed chronologically below, by Anne's age in each of the novels. The prequel, ""Before Green Gables"" (2008), was written by Budge Wilson with authorization of heirs of L."
"as a grandmother with several grandchildren, at least three of whom are preparing to enlist in the Canadian army during the opening days of World War II. These were among the last stories Montgomery wrote before her death in 1942. Anne Shirley also appears in Budge Wilson's ""Before Green Gables"", a prequel to ""Anne of Green Gables"" authorized by the heirs of L.M. Montgomery. Based on background information from the original series, the book tells of the first 11 years of Anne Shirley's childhood, beginning with the brief happiness of Bertha and Walter Shirley's marriage before their early deaths. The"
"García's character Vincent and both Edgar and Edmund, and between Talia Shire's character Connie and Kaede in ""Ran"". In 1997 Jocelyn Moorhouse directed ""A Thousand Acres"", based on Jane Smiley's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, set in 1990s Iowa. The film is described, by scholar Tony Howard, as the first adaptation to confront the play's disturbing sexual dimensions. The story is told from the viewpoint of the elder two daughters, Ginny played by Jessica Lange and Rose played by Michelle Pfeiffer, who were sexually abused by their father as teenagers. Their younger sister Caroline, played by Jennifer Jason Leigh had escaped this"
"Anne of Avonlea (1975 film) Anne of Avonlea is a film made for television 6-part miniseries, developed in the United Kingdom by the BBC as a sequel to its 1972 ""Anne of Green Gables"" miniseries. It is based on ""Anne of Avonlea"", the sequel to ""Anne of Green Gables"" by Lucy Maud Montgomery. This British version was directed by Joan Craft, with Kim Braden in the role of Anne. Anne begins a new job as a teacher at the local school. While working there, she continues to pursue her dream of becoming a published writer by winning a baking soda"
"Despite the leisurely Waltons-style voice-over, Larry Cook and his kin don't convince as a Midwestern farming dynasty, while the film itself has only a picturesque sense of the land. It makes for rocky terrain on which to base the ensuing melodramatics."" Jessica Lange was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama, but lost to Judi Dench in ""Mrs. Brown"". A Thousand Acres (film) A Thousand Acres is a 1997 American drama film directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jason Robards. It is an adaptation of the"